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Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data that has been checked for gross errors but has not yet been fully validated. They are based on data received as at 1438 EST on 30/09/2015. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

NT

Arnhem

014518

GROOTE EYLANDT AIRPORT

21.0

13.8

20/09/2010

15

1 N

Lowest minimum temperature

SA

W Agricultural

018191

COULTA (COLES POINT)

1.2

1.9

28/09/2006

20

1 N

Highest maximum temperature

WA

W Pilbara

005094

BARROW ISLAND AIRPORT

33.7

33.0

09/09/2015

15

1 N Previous record set earlier this month.


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10am EST Minimum temperature anomalies

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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 14:37EST, 30/09/2015.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
PERTH AIRPORT 22.8 +2.7 11.5 +2.6 9.3 0.0 5.0 9.8 287 (12.0) 35/11
BUNBURY 20.4 +2.0 7.4 -1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 165 ( 6.9) 30/13
MANDURAH 21.8 +2.9 13.4 +1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 218 ( 9.1) 22/16
DARWIN AIRPORT 33.2 +0.6 23.3 +0.3 23.0 0.0 7.6 10.9 315 (13.1) 35/11
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 29.2 +2.0 8.1 -2.2 3.9 0.0 6.6 11.7 234 ( 9.8) 39/12
WHYALLA AERO 17.5 -4.0 11.3 +3.2 -- 0.0 -- -- 525 (21.9) 43/17
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.0 -1.0 5.0 -4.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 147 ( 6.1) 39/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 16.7 +0.9 5.4 -0.9 1.4 0.0 1.8 3.2 423 (17.6) 34/11
MOUNT ISA AERO 33.0 +1.8 11.7 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 286 (11.9) 39/16
CAIRNS AERO 29.0 +0.9 20.2 +1.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 334 (13.9) 35/10
TOWNSVILLE AERO 29.0 +1.3 18.6 +1.2 16.1 0.0 9.2 -- 282 (11.8) --
MACKAY M.O 26.2 +1.0 15.4 -1.2 -- 0.0 -- 8.3 223 ( 9.3) 18/04
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 28.7 +1.4 13.4 -0.3 11.1 0.0 6.0 -- 187 ( 7.8) 39/15
BUNDABERG AERO 26.8 +1.4 11.7 -2.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 215 ( 9.0) 50/14
COOLANGATTA 24.9 +1.7 12.5 -0.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 289 (12.0) 61/16
BRISBANE AERO 24.4 +0.2 12.6 -0.1 9.0 0.0 4.0 8.2 330 (13.8) 55/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 24.2 +2.0 9.6 -0.9 -- 0.0 -- -- 282 (11.8) 44/13
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 25.3 +3.9 8.5 -0.1 -- 0.0 4.6 -- -- --
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 23.0 +0.5 7.7 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 30/14
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 25.6 +4.3 6.7 -2.3 5.1 0.0 4.4 11.2 208 ( 8.7) 30/13
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 18.9 +4.8 2.5 -1.7 -4.0 0.0 2.5 -- -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 26.0 +4.7 3.6 -2.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 232 ( 9.7) 37/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 25.0 +4.5 11.6 +1.2 9.4 0.0 5.8 3.4 289 (12.0) 37/15
RICHMOND RAAF 26.6 +3.9 6.3 -1.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 156 ( 6.5) 50/20
BELLAMBI AWS 22.5 +2.4 13.1 +0.7 -- 0.0 -- -- 254 (10.6) 43/14
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 21.7 +4.1 7.2 +2.1 4.6 0.0 4.0 11.1 199 ( 8.3) 31/12
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 20.1 +2.1 6.8 +1.1 -- 0.0 -- -- 207 ( 8.6) 37/15
MILDURA AIRPORT 21.1 +0.7 5.4 -1.9 3.5 0.0 8.6 10.4 318 (13.3) 31/10
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 19.4 +2.0 2.9 -2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 199 ( 8.3) 37/14
BENDIGO AIRPORT 18.1 +1.3 1.9 -2.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 288 (12.0) 35/13
BALLARAT AERODROME 12.7 -1.2 0.0 -4.8 -- 0.0 -- -- 284 (11.8) 35/08
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
HOBART AIRPORT 15.0 -0.3 8.2 +2.2 5.2 5.2 1.0 1.3 220 ( 9.2) 43/02
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

38.0 BRADSHAW N Rivers NT
37.9 WYNDHAM AERO N Kimberley WA
37.7 MARBLE BAR E Pilbara WA
37.7 ONSLOW AIRPORT W Pilbara WA
37.6 CURTIN AERO W Kimberley WA

+12.8 : 34.0 EYRE Eucla WA
+10.8 : 33.0 BALLADONIA Eucla WA
+10.0 : 34.5 FORREST Eucla WA
+9.3 : 34.0 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+9.1 : 31.4 KALGOORLIE-BOULDER AIRPORT Goldfields WA

25.9 MCCLUER ISLAND N Rivers NT
25.0 BROWSE ISLAND Islands ISL
24.9 WARRUWI AIRPORT N Rivers NT
24.9 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD

+8.9 : 18.9 CURTIN SPRINGS N Plateau NT
+7.7 : 13.9 NORSEMAN AERO Goldfields WA
+7.4 : 18.0 LEINSTER AERO Goldfields WA
+7.3 : 21.2 RICHMOND POST OFFICE Upper Carpentaria QLD
+6.1 : 21.0 RICHMOND AIRPORT Upper Carpentaria QLD

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

4.5 MOUNT WELLINGTON Southeast TAS
5.2 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
5.5 MOUNT BAW BAW W Gippsland VIC
6.7 HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
6.7 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS

-4.0 : 17.5 WHYALLA AERO W Agricultural SA
-3.8 : 16.4 CLEVE AERODROME W Agricultural SA
-3.6 : 15.2 NORTH SHIELDS (PORT LINCOLN AWS) W Agricultural SA
-3.4 : 10.9 CAPE BRUNY (CAPE BRUNY) Southeast TAS
-3.2 : 14.9 STENHOUSE BAY Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA

-2.0 LONGERENONG Wimmera S VIC
-2.0 ARMIDALE (TREE GROUP NURSERY) N Tablelands W NSW
-1.5 ARARAT PRISON Western Plains VIC
-0.7 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW
-0.6 HOPETOUN AIRPORT Mallee S VIC
-0.6 HORSHAM AERODROME Wimmera S VIC
-0.6 REDESDALE N Central VIC

-8.2 : 11.9 KUNUNURRA AERO E Kimberley WA
-7.8 : 1.2 COULTA (COLES POINT) W Agricultural SA
-7.3 : 0.6 MINLATON AERO Yorke Pen/Kanga Is SA
-7.3 : 8.5 MANDORA E Pilbara WA

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
29.8 MOUNT VICTORIA (UNA PLAIN) N Coast TAS
28.2 ST HELENS AERODROME E Coast TAS
24.4 ST HELENS (GLIMPSE HILL) E Coast TAS
23.2 FRIENDLY BEACHES E Coast TAS
22.6 CHAIN OF LAGOONS E Coast TAS

11.7 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
11.7 ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT N Plateau NT
11.2 MOREE AERO NW Plains E NSW
11.2 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
11.1 WOOMERA AERODROME NW Pastoral SA
11.1 WAGGA WAGGA AMO SW Slopes S NSW

.....

4.5 NURIOOTPA VITICULTURAL Adelaide/Lofty SA
3.4 SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO Sydney--east NSW
3.2 MOUNT GAMBIER AERO Lower SE SA
1.3 HOBART AIRPORT Southeast TAS
1.1 GROVE (RESEARCH STATION) Southeast TAS

1001 (41.7) MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
922 (38.4) THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
820 (34.2) MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
784 (32.7) GABO ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE E Gippsland VIC
703 (29.3) GREEN CAPE AWS South Coast NSW
692 (28.8) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
686 (28.6) KING ISLAND AIRPORT King Island TAS
681 (28.4) CAPE NELSON LIGHTHOUSE W Coast VIC
663 (27.6) FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC
636 (26.5) HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
631 (26.3) COLAC (MOUNT GELLIBRAND) W Coast VIC
630 (26.3) CAPE GRIM N Coast TAS
608 (25.3) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
605 (25.2) MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
603 (25.1) HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
601 (25.0) RED ROCKS POINT Eucla WA
91/08 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
89/10 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
83/14 HOGAN ISLAND Islands ISL
80/05 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
76/14 LONGREACH AERO Central West QLD
76/18 SYDNEY HARBOUR (WEDDING CAKE WEST) Sydney--east NSW

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND GATTON
4.6mm in 11 min to 15:22 25.1mm/h
GYMPIE
15.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 15.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.0mm/h
SUNSHINE COAST AIRPORT
10.2mm in 1 hr to 18:00 10.2mm/h
TEWANTIN RSL PARK
2.8mm in 2 min to 17:30 84.0mm/h
10.6mm in 30 min to 18:00 21.2mm/h
19.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 19.0mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.3mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 18:30 13.4mm/h
REDCLIFFE
13.8mm in 30 min to 15:30 27.6mm/h
17.0mm in 1 hr to 16:00 17.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 6.7mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
BYRON BAY (CAPE BYRON AWS)
10.4mm in 1 hr to 17:00 10.4mm/h
TASMANIA
E Coast
ST HELENS AERODROME
16.0mm in 1 hr to 05:00 16.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 6.7mm/h

NEW SOUTH WALES
Snowy Mtns
THREDBO AWS : 91(330/ 70 ) at 08:30
ISLANDS
Islands
HOGAN ISLAND : 78(280/ 67 ) at 15:00